Sorolla: Painted Gardens

Sorolla: Painted Gardens

Valencian master Sorolla's Impressionist paintings depict the most beautiful gardens and architecture in Spain.

Like Claude Monet's celebrated plein air landscapes at Giverny, the series collected in this book represents among the best-loved examples of JoaquÃn Sorolla's (1863-1923) work, and a window into the Spanish painter's quest to capture the essence of a garden. Described by Monet as "the master of light," Sorolla and his landscapes, formal portraits, and historically themed canvases drew comparisons to contemporary American painter John Singer Sargent. Sorolla had achieved renown on both sides of the Atlantic for grand scenes of Spanish life when he began a personal series of garden works, presented completely for the first time in this publication.
Painted at the palaces of La Granja and the AlcÃ¡zar in Seville, the Alhambra and Generalife in Granada, and at the painter's home in Madrid, these Impressionist works allowed Sorolla to apply his signature loose brushwork and training as a photographer's lighting assistant to gardens and the sculptures, architecture, and sitters that frame and animate them. Sorolla depicted reflections in fountains and pools, the sunlight dappling his glamorous sitters, sprays of orange blossoms, and shaded blue-and-white tile as he endeavored to render the radiant peace of a summer afternoon.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli Electa
Manufacturer Rizzoli Electa
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 54020367
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2019-04-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847866489

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli Electa
Manufacturer	Rizzoli Electa
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	54020367
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2019-04-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780847866489

Sorolla: Painted Gardens

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